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By Ethan A. Huff, February 4 2016(NaturalNews) With Ebola now a back page news item, a new boogeyman pathogen is quickly taking center stage. So-called "kissing bug disease" is the latest mainstream media scare that reports claim is already inside the bodies of 300,000 Americans.
The strange condition, which is already being dubbed "the new AIDS," supposedly doesn't show symptoms initially. But once they emerge, the disease, also known as Chagas' disease, can quickly turn fatal much in the same way as AIDS.
The kissing bug...

By Jonathan Landsman, February 4 2016(NaturalNews) At an early age, most people are taught to completely trust the modern healthcare system. From the endless rounds of childhood vaccines to cold and flu medications, today's conventional approach to treating disease rarely gets questioned by anyone.
But, the 'non-questioning' mindset tends to ignore some very sobering statistics about the health risks associated with Western medicine and limits our ability to discover natural solutions – which address the root cause of disease...

By J. D. Heyes, February 4 2016(NaturalNews) For any number of reasons known only to him, President Obama has neglected to enforce federal drug laws that classify marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, and thus, ban its recreational use. Three states – Washington, Oregon and Colorado – openly defy the federal ban, after citizens there have passed ballot measures calling for legalization of social pot use.
Most other states either decriminalize pot possession or have approved marijuana for medical use only.
In the wake...

By Daniel Barker, February 4 2016(NaturalNews) Anencephaly is one of the most terrifying and deadly of all human birth defects. The disorder occurs during the embryonic stage and results in infants being born lacking a major portion of the brain. Very few children born with anencephaly survive more than a few hours or days.
Fortunately, anencephaly is quite rare -- except for those living in a three-county area in the central part of the state of Washington, where the rate of children born with the disorder is more than 2,500%...

By Mike Adams, February 3 2016(NaturalNews) Zika is now a sexually transmitted disease, says Dallas County Health and Human Services and the CDC. According to this story from the AP, Zika virus has been acquired by a Texas resident via sexual contact with an infected person.
But that's not all...
According to Dr. Amesh Adalja at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Zika virus may already have infected the emergency blood supply because blood donors are not screened for Zika.
We've also been told by the CDC that...

By Sarah Landers, February 3 2016(NaturalNews) You've probably heard of Monsanto – the largest producer of genetically engineered (GE) seeds in the world, accounting for over 90% of the seeds planted globally.
The U.S.-based agricultural biotechnology company is also the leading producer of Roundup – a controversial herbicide that contains glyphosate.
Monsanto creates GE seeds that are resistant to herbicides – in particular, Roundup – meanwhile Roundup kills everything except the GE crops that can...

By Jennifer Lea Reynolds, February 3 2016(NaturalNews) File this as another "you can't make this stuff up" story.
McDonald's, which has been facing dwindling sales and isn't exactly known for churning out healthy foods, is now in the midst of its latest embarrassing debacle: selling mozzarella sticks (are you ready for this?) without the mozzarella.
Now, on the one hand the absence of the unhealthy item may be a blessing, but at the same time, the lack of cheese – which makes a mozzarella stick a mozzarella stick for crying...

By Daniel Barker, February 3 2016(NaturalNews) The latest revelation regarding the Zika virus involves a genetically-altered mosquito project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – an experiment which some suspect may have caused the rapid spread of a once-rare disease that is now expected to circulate around the globe.
Zika virus has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with brain damage and unusually small heads.
Brazil has been labeled the "epicenter" of the...

By Sarah Landers, February 3 2016(NaturalNews) Vending machines are handy when you're living a busy life and just need that extra bit of energy to get you through to the end of the day. However, the availability of vending machines and the products sold within them, has been linked to the ongoing obesity problem in the U.S., and in particular to childhood obesity.
Enter Farmer's Fridge – a vending machine like no other, created by Luke Saunders from Chicago. This fantastic idea focuses around the concept of selling restaurant...

By J. D. Heyes, February 3 2016(NaturalNews) So much for spontaneity. Oh, and freedom. And justice.
A man in England has been ordered by a court to inform police 24 hours before he has sex with a woman, but no one really knows why or what the ruling is tied to, the UK's Evening Standard recently reported.
The man, who apparently for legal reasons was not identified in press reports, must also inform officers in North Yorkshire of the name of any woman with whom he plans to have sex – and again, 24 hours ahead of time...

By L.J. Devon, Staff Writer, February 3 2016(NaturalNews) There are at least 125,000 people waiting for an organ transplant right now in the US. Their names are filed on the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network transplant list. An overwhelming majority of those waiting -- more than 100,000 -- are in need of a kidney transplant. Right now, they must either wait for a family member to donate a live kidney or wait for a cadaveric kidney, which is obtained from the accidental death of a young person. There are roughly only 5,700 live...

By Julie Wilson staff writer, February 3 2016(NaturalNews) Just like with food, cheap, toxic chemicals are often used in cosmetics that pollute the body, the environment and even workers employed to manufacture them. Synthetic chemicals present in cosmetics aren't the only concern, but such products can also be prone to bacterial contamination, something that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does little to protect us from.
When product contamination does occur, cosmetic manufacturers are allowed to use their own discretion when...

By David Gutierrez, February 3 2016(NaturalNews) Scientists are beginning to uncover the mechanisms by which plants -- which depend upon sunlight to provide them with energy -- protect themselves from the damaging effects of the sun's ultraviolet rays. Most recently, in a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers from Purdue University helped illuminate the function of "natural sunscreens" that plants produce and use to protect their leaves.
For some time, researchers have known that the fact...

By L.J. Devon, Staff Writer, February 3 2016(NaturalNews) The aisles weave throughout the grocery store like arteries. The people pass through the aisles as if they are plaque, sometimes reaching for junk food on the shelves -as they cling to the artery walls. Clogging the aisles, the people fill their carts with processed ingredients that only feed their ever-increasing waistlines. As each day passes, society is one step closer to having one giant heart attack. No one is admitting the causes. No one is honest about the problems. The plaque...

By Sarah Landers, February 3 2016(NaturalNews) Ringing in the ears – or tinnitus – is one of the most annoying conditions you can develop. It can have a big impact on your ability to hear, as well as being incredibly distracting and interfering with your daily life.(1)
Tinnitus is quite simply the perception of hearing a sound in the absence of an external source, including hissing, clicking, whistling and buzzing. One-in-ten adults is affected by tinnitus at one point or another, with common causes being...

By Jennifer Lea Reynolds, February 3 2016(NaturalNews) Whether due to a storm, or in a more serious survival scenario, losing electricity is a valid concern. Depending on the situation, you may be out of electricity for more than a few hours; several days, weeks or even longer could go by before it's restored. This means that one of the most basic human necessities – heat – could be lost.
If you think you can rely on wood, the reality is that such a heat source will only last for so long.
Therefore, it's important to consider...

By Sarah Landers, February 3 2016(NaturalNews) Farmers in California's Central Valley are considering an extreme measure to help combat declining groundwater levels, and it may seem counterintuitive – they want to flood their own farms.
The land has become completely parched with drought, and Don Cameron, a farmer in the area who grows everything from almonds to grapes and tomatoes, suggests that stormwater is the answer.(1)
Cameron and the neighboring farming community are proposing to flood fields with storm...

By Mike Adams, February 2 2016(NaturalNews) After months of investigation, the CDC has now reached a conclusion that provides yet more support for the likelihood that Chipotle was the victim of corporate sabotage by the biotech industry, which targeted Chipotle because of its non-GMO menu.
On December 23 of last year, I wrote about the likelihood of bioterrorism as the cause of Chipotle's E. coli problem, pointing out that corporate sabotage was 100% consistent with the actions of the biotech industry and its criminal-minded...

By Jennifer Lea Reynolds, February 2 2016(NaturalNews) The latest virus understandably striking fear among the masses is the Zika virus, known to cause birth defects and neurological problems. In fact, what started most recently as an issue primarily in Brazil, where some 4,000 babies were born with microcephaly since October 2015 (a defect in which the head is significantly smaller than normal), is said to likely reach pandemic levels.(1)
In fact, it's already reached the United States. "We are aware of one case in Massachusetts...

By Harold Shaw, February 2 2016(NaturalNews) Middle-age-spread is a real issue for both men and women who step into their 40s. As the metabolism slows down with age, and the muscle mass is reduced as well, it's increasingly difficult for the body to burn fat and stay fit. Although some handle it better than others, middle age is far from a breezy walk through the park for most people. Under these stressful circumstances, some people find comfort in food or alcohol, both of which also tend to show around the waist.
But it's...

By J. D. Heyes, February 2 2016(NaturalNews) It's a development that is bad for employment but, in a strange way, it could serve to help solve another problem facing America – illegal immigration.
It seems the world's first robot farm is about to launch, and initially its non-human workforce will be capable of picking 30,000 heads of lettuce per day.
As reported by Tech Insider, chief executives of a lettuce production company in Japan called Spread, believe that future farmers will be robots. In fact, they are so...

By L.J. Devon, Staff Writer, January 19 2016(NaturalNews) The evolution of a depressed, angry generation accelerates as the slow, steady mutilation of their minds increases. Brain cells are being shot to pieces silently, by weapons of mass destruction hidden in the waterways. An entire population is under attack. The violence is taking place out of sight. Colorless, odorless lead poisoning goes on without a warning shot. How vulnerable are you and your family?
The attack won't come knocking on the door. It will come through the water pipes...

By Sarah Knight, February 2 2016(NaturalNews) According to a recent report by the U.S. Geological Survey, male bass are experiencing sex changes due to chemicals that are found in most waterways across Northeast National Wildlife Refuges.(1) Studies have found that up to 85% of male smallmouth bass in the region are demonstrating "characteristics of the opposite sex" – including eggs being located where testes should be.(2)
This isn't a one off – in fact, 27% of largemouth bass in the same region...

By Julie Wilson staff writer, February 2 2016(NaturalNews) One of the most compelling pieces of work demonstrating the twisted collusion between highly respected scientists and top tobacco execs, Merchants of Doubt, reveals that the science was in on cigarettes long before Americans were privy to it. In fact, German scientists understood smoking caused cancer as early as the 1930s, explaining why Adolf Hitler outlawed smoking in his presence.
Authors Naomi Oreskes and Eric Conway revert to 1979 when tobacco industry heads met with marketing...

By Natural News Editor, February 2 2016(NaturalNews) What happens when a private company with a long history of producing some of the most toxic chemicals[1] on the planet and now produces our food starts facing public pressure from a growing national grassroots movement to label their products to conform with basic principles of democracy and transparency? (Story by Dave Murphy, republished from EcoWatch.com.)
Well, if the company in question is Monsanto,[2] then you take a page out of Big Tobacco's playbook...

By L.J. Devon, Staff Writer, February 2 2016(NaturalNews) Food prices continue to inflate, and the average minimum wage job can barely keep up with the cost of living, but not all low-income families who qualify for food stamps sign up to receive them. Instead, they find other ways to feed themselves, prioritizing, budgeting and separating their wants from their needs. These self-reliant ones know where they need to cut back in their budget when food is most important. They find extra work. They cut out bad habits. It is their pride that keeps...

By J. D. Heyes, February 2 2016(NaturalNews) For much of his tenure, President Obama tried to obscure, hide and flat-out lie about what his signature piece of legislation -- the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare -- would accomplish. When inconvenient truths about the law leaked out, however, Obama wielded his executive authority, even in contravention of the law itself and the Constitution, to delay the most damaging portions of it.
But now, with the 2014 midterm elections over and Obama unable to run for president again...

By David Gutierrez, February 2 2016(NaturalNews) The ubiquitous chemical bisphenol A (BPA), most notably found in plastic bottles and food and beverage cans, may increase blood pressure and the risk of heart disease, according to a study conducted by researchers from Seoul National University College of Medicine in South Korea and published in the journal Hypertension.
"Because these results confirm findings from other studies, doctors and patients, particularly those with high blood pressure or heart disease, should be aware of...

By Harold Shaw, February 2 2016(NaturalNews) Meet Lauren LaRay, a third grade honor roll student from Las Vegas, who recently impressed the world by getting involved in the fight against cancer. The cute and very bright 8-year-old girl has her very own YouTube channel – Tutorials by Lauren LaRay. Here, she uploads videos wherein she teaches other girls her own age to craft different things. Why? Because she loves videos and she also loves helping others.
Recently, however, Lauren learned something terrible about her best...

By Julie Wilson staff writer, February 2 2016(NaturalNews) Though rare, toxic shock syndrome is not unheard of. It primarily affects young menstruating women, unaware of the hidden dangers of using tampons. Sometimes fatal, TSS is an infection caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, which can begin to colonize, reaching dangerous levels in the body through prolonged tampon use.
The bacteria produces harmful exotoxins that upon entrance into the bloodstream cause sudden fever, vomiting or diarrhea, muscle aches, confusion, headaches...

By Mike Adams, February 1 2016(NaturalNews) GMO skeptics like myself have been warning for years of the unintended consequences of genetic pollution. Even when genetically engineered organisms are released into the world with the best of intentions, such actions can wreak havoc on the ecosystem and human civilization in ways that simply can't be foreseen by the world's most well-meaning scientists.
I specifically warned about this in 2012, listing the top 12 threats to humanity posed by out of control science. In that infographic...

By Daniel Barker, February 1 2016(NaturalNews) As Flint, Michigan, continues to be faced with the challenge of cleaning up its own lead-tainted water supply, another city in the state of Ohio finds itself dealing with a similar problem.
Once again, federal, state and local officials have failed in their responsibility to a community to not only provide safe water, but also to inform citizens when dangerous levels of lead are present.
Residents of Sebring, Ohio, were outraged to find out that their city's water supply contained...

By Daniel Barker, February 1 2016(NaturalNews) In recent years, a new approach to treating breast cancer with radiation therapy has been developed. The introduction of hypofractionated whole breast irradiation (as opposed to conventional whole breast irradiation) has reduced the length of treatment by about half -- from between five and seven weeks to only three or four.
The treatment is just as effective, costs less and is vastly preferred by women undergoing radiation treatment after lumpectomies. The reduced duration of treatment...

By Daniel Barker, February 1 2016(NaturalNews) Cases of a rare and life-threatening birth defect are on the rise, and medical experts claim to be baffled by the increase in incidences of the disease. The defect – gastroschisis – causes babies to be born with some of their internal organs protruding outside their bodies.
Although in most cases the newborns with the condition can be saved – particularly when the defect is recognized before birth – the condition can cause health complications later in life...

By Harold Shaw, February 1 2016(NaturalNews) Some people have simply amazing green thumbs, but for most of us, indoor gardening can be quite the challenge. If this is also true in your case, then it might seem impossible that you can grow the most gorgeous, organic, healthy fruits in your own home. Fortunately, anyone can do it!
Especially during the winter, when some organic fruits are particularly difficult to find at the market, having a little indoor fruit garden can help you stay healthy through the harsh weather. All...

By Jennifer Lea Reynolds, February 1 2016(NaturalNews) Here a vaccine, there a vaccine, everywhere a vaccine-vaccine.
Everywhere you look, there seems to be a sense of urgency to get one, from signs on street corners to ads in the newspaper. Undoubtedly, your own doctor has suggested that you and your children get such shots, warning of the health dangers if you don't. And of course, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises getting them; information on their website strongly urges doing so, stating the following:
...

By David Gutierrez, February 1 2016(NaturalNews) Recent revelations that the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on the heads of state of countries allied with the United States – even after President Obama promised to end such spying – have sparked new debates about U.S. surveillance culture.
Yet, in a country that is increasingly collecting myriad forms of private data about all its citizens, one form of data goes surprisingly unrecorded: When a U.S. resident dies of a drug overdose, there is no requirement that...

By David Gutierrez, February 1 2016(NaturalNews) Amazon.com's online sales empire is built on the ability to quickly deliver nearly any product straight to the customer's door. Increasingly, that speed is driven by automated systems, rather than human labor.
In 2012, the company purchased a robotics manufacturer named Kiva Systems for $775 million, and renamed it Amazon Robotics. In 2014, the company began using robots to do some of the merchandise selection and packaging at its warehouses. By the end of that year, there were 15...

By S. Johnson, December 30 2015(NaturalNews) [Note: Natural News 100% supports preventing and treating diabetes, and we fully support those suffering with the disease. However, we are opposed to attempts by the consumer industry to normalize and profit from the disease rather than actually save children from it.
It's obvious from the "faux outrage" trolls posting comments on this story that the American people have been so utterly brainwashed by the pharmaceutical complex, they have no idea type 1 diabetes has a cause and isn't...

By J. D. Heyes, February 1 2016(NaturalNews) The world is a dirty place, as most of us are aware, but some places are dirtier than others - and some are more dirty than we realize. Take your office desk and computer keyboard; who would have thought they could be such harbingers of disease?
Okay, well, nothing that is really life-threatening, granted. But in a recent study, researchers did find that in a number of cases, your desk can be dirtier than your bathroom.

Your keyboard is dirtier than your toilet seat

By Daniel Barker, February 1 2016(NaturalNews) It's difficult - particularly for observers of a certain age and cultural background - to resist drawing the obvious comparisons between science fiction and the reality which is now unfolding regarding the development of autonomous weapons systems, e.g. "The Rise of the Machines" and "Skynet."
Sci-fi references or not, it truly is a little spooky to live in a world with organizations (that are actually taken seriously) having names like the 'Campaign to Stop Killer Robots' - a name...

By L.J. Devon, Staff Writer, February 1 2016(NaturalNews) A young mother from Farmington, New Mexico, was left heartbroken after her newborn came back from the hospital missing a toe. A nurse at the University of New Mexico (UNM) Hospital accidentally chopped off the infant's pinky toe when removing an IV.
Mother Erica Hogue gave birth to twins via emergency C-section at 29 weeks. One of her two boys made it through the surgery and was eventually cleared to go home with his mother. The other boy, Davante, was kept at the hospital due to...

By Mike Adams, January 31 2016(NaturalNews) I've spent the last two years running a heavy metals analysis science lab (labs.naturalnews.com) and writing a detailed, heavily researched book on forensic food analysis. To my horror, I've come to the conclusion from all this that humanity is driving itself insane with relentless chemical contamination and heavy metals pollution that's driving human minds to clinical madness.
The real reason society is so incredibly insane at every level is rooted in the consumption of toxic heavy...

By Jennifer Lea Reynolds, January 31 2016(NaturalNews) On Darren Miller's 50th birthday, he received the devastating news of a lung and pericardial heart sac cancer diagnosis in which he was given about one year to live – and that was with chemotherapy. However, the Illinois resident was having nothing to do with death sentences. Instead, he and his wife moved to California where he was able to use cannabis oil. While there, he even learn how to make it himself.(1)
The results just seven months later?
He's now cancer...

By L.J. Devon, Staff Writer, January 31 2016(NaturalNews) Day after day, month after month, the people of Flint, Michigan, were poisoned by increasing amounts of lead and other toxins coming from the city's water supply. The poisoning began in April 2014, when the source of the city's drinking water was switched from Detroit to the Flint River. The switch was to be a temporary one, as the city prepared to get its water from Lake Huron. During the switch, Flint city officials cut corners and knowingly allowed corrosive water to leach lead from...

By Sarah Knight, January 31 2016(NaturalNews) The S.1203 bill has been quick to draw criticism from a variety of groups due to its controversial attempt to mandate vaccinations for all veterans that wish to receive medical services from the Veterans Administration (VA).(1)
It has long been suggested that veterans who seek medical care from the VA are experiencing long delays in treatment and sub-standard care. The need to rely upon non-VA care in many cases has started to raise questions about whether or not the VA...

By David Gutierrez, January 31 2016(NaturalNews) Gardening is a great and cost-effective way to increase your intake of healthy plant foods, as well as increasing your family's self-sufficiency. But starting a garden can be daunting for people with limited experience. In particular, beginners may have trouble with the often months-long wait required before garden plants are ready for harvest.
Such reluctant gardeners should consider the following five plants, which are easy to grow, and deliver edible results within about a month...

By Daniel Barker, January 31 2016(NaturalNews) It seems that Big Brother never tires of finding new methods for keeping an eye on us.
The latest revelation involves a scheme that has been in progress for the last seven years, in which small aircraft are being used to collect information from cellphones by mimicking communication towers.
Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported on the activities of a US Marshal Service program which regularly sends Cessna airplanes on flights from five unnamed major airports carrying...

By Jennifer Lea Reynolds, January 31 2016(NaturalNews) It's no secret that opioid addiction is a serious problem; the statistics speak for themselves. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 7,000 people are treated in emergency departments on a daily basis, because they used prescription drugs in ways that are inconsistent with their intended use. In 2013 alone, about two million Americans abused painkillers, most commonly Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, and Methadone – typically known as Vicodin...

By J. D. Heyes, January 31 2016(NaturalNews) In the manner of government propaganda and doublespeak contained in George Orwell's classic novel 1984, which envisioned the rise of an all-powerful, all-knowing central government, a former Bush official revealed recently that all war is peace and endless war is stability.
As reported by Zero Hedge, retired U.S. Army Col. Lawrence Wilkerson said in a recent interview that the main "purpose" today of American foreign policy "is to support the complex that we have created in the national...